Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Period thriller, starring Ben Whishaw as an unstable young 18th-century perfumer who becomes dangerously obsessed with his work. When he impulsively strangles a young woman, it marks the start of a grisly killing spree, as he uses his skills to preserve the scent of his victim's bodies. But an encounter with a merchant's daughter drives him even further into madness and obsession. With Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman and Rachel Hurd-Wood.